The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-27

To the Editor of the Indianapolis JournaIs
The return Of Cora B. COUNSEL to the Insane
Hospital has aroused the valor of Don
Quixote of the township trustees office. He has
discovered that distressed female is in trouble.
THE demon still pursues her" in the person of
the wicked Mayor of Columbus. Ind, and an
other ogre of physician in this city, and this
Don Quixote fiourishes his lance over the head
of his Rosinante and attacks a windmill full tilt
The facts of the case these: Cora first
sent to the Insane Hospital. according to the
record, in 1871, and after few years re-
leased. At the time of her commitment she was
thirteen years of age She was recommitted in
M17 and remained until last April, when she
was discharged lncurable
She was taken to the Home of the Friendless.
but she would not stay there, for she would not
conform to the regulations of that institution,
but would be out late at night. and sometimes
ali night, wandering about the streets assocl-
ating, according to ner own testimony, with the
most dsreputable characters. So the managers
of the Home concluded to send her to the poor
farm. but when she found IL ont, she fed from
the Home and walked the streets for several
days and nights She was finally brought to my
Office in a most deplorable condition. She recog-
nized me as having formerly been her fathers
family physician, and mentioned that fact to
me. l then took more special interest In her,
and advised her TO return to the Home and sub
init to the rules, as the ladies only wished to do
her good. Size did so, and the matron secured
but she did not remain day there but
turned to her wanderings about the streets
then ADVISED her to go to the poor farm and
stay till she got we'll, and was able to work.
This she would not do, but continued to wander
around as before. At last she was persuaded to
so to w hitestown. where she said she had rela-
tives; but in a few days she returned declaring
that she could NOT, would not stay there
but would go to the poor-farm. / then directed
her to the township trustees Office. Mr. Forbes
of that office, called me- aud stated to him
that common humanity required that she should
be taken there and cared for. That is the last I
saw of her.
A few days ago two ladies connected with the
Home and the w. G. T. u, called on me and
as she had that very day told one of them tina.
she had no home. and begged them to do some
ching for her. Two Of these ladies visited DR.
Fistcher and he stated that she never would be
any better, but if she sent to him ne would
make some disposition of her.
After the ladies had made this statement to
me- and also that they heard that l had said
that she was not fit person to run at large,
thew wanted me 20 make afidaviti TO send her
morning and if as is stated in the Journal.
the trustee had her placed in home, one
thing is certain twenty four hours before this
appointment was made she was running the
streets claiming that she had no nome, accord
ing to- the statement of the ladies to me.
The story of money being LETT her may DO
true and il may not; but / do not believe It.
1.-THE idea that these good women. the Mayor
of Colum bus and /, the ogres that were
trying to keep her out of her patrimony, only has
an xistence in the disturbed brain of the Don
Quixote of the trustees Office. IL the statements
OF Cora TO b. relied upon. there are several
9kiciais Of the city who, If justice done